Fiona O'Loughlin (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I completely understand that under section 70(6) the Minister may exclude any information that may not be in the interests of the security of the State or that may prejudice a criminal investigation, etc. That is certainly important but I will go back to section 70(3)(b) and (c). That report would have to be on the implementation of the strategic plan, including the achievement of the performance targets.It would be hugely important for there to be some level of consultation with the people that are served, and in terms of what may be coming in to replace the JPCs, that there would be an opportunity, at the quarterly meetings for the public representatives and those who represent the community to be asked their views on the achievement of the performance targets. While there will be performance targets, there will be other events that will need to be reported on in an annual report. For example, I recall asking for numbers relating to domestic violence at a JPC meeting a number of years ago . At that point in time, there were no records of the actual figures, numbers or cases. That has changed since but as time goes on, different situations will arise and there will need to be an opportunity to have them accounted for in the report. They may not have been part of the initial strategic plan or the initial performance targets but there needs to be room to have that commented on by people within the community.